Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1887-02-25

VI ouf COnSLltutlonal society. lney |
came not as paurers Many of them |
came, each bringing seventy dollars,
some one hundred and eighty dollars,
and in the aggregate they brought mil
lions of dollars.
There has been, however, change, a
manifest change, in the character of
those from foreign shores within the
last decade. The time was when we
welcomed everybody that might iplmi-
CRATE to this country; when we threw
our gates wide open; when in our
Fourth of July orations, we proclaimed
this to be the asylum of the oppressed,
the home of the down-trodden. But
in the process of time this great op.
portunity afforded the nations of the
old world came to be abused, and to-
day is the largest source of our nation
al danger. We are now bound to call
halt all along the line of immigration;
to say to those peoples of the old world
that this is not new Africa, nor a
new Ireland, nor new Germany, nor
new Italy, nor new England, nor
new Russia; that this is not brother
for the Mormon, fetch for the negro,
country for the ticket. of leave-men;
not place for the criminals and pau
pers of Europe; but this country is for
man-maa in his intelligence, man in
his morality, man in his love of liberty,
man, whosoever he,is, whencesoever he
cometh. Cries of Amen, followed by
applause.
The time has come for us to call a
halt along the line, and if we do not
Gloss the gates we should place them
ajar. We should do Two things: First
declare that this country is for Ameri-
cans. Applause] 1t is not for Ger
mans, nor for Irlshmen, nor for En-
glishmen, nor for Spaniards. nor for
the Chinese, nor for the japanese,
but it is for Americans Cries of
Amen and applause. am not to-day
reviving the Know-Nothlng cry, for I
am glad to say that l am not know
nothing in any sense. Laughter.
Nor am l reyiving what may be called
the old Native American cry, for we
have outliyed that. But l am simply
declaring that America is for Typical
Americans. In other words, that we
are determined by all that is honorable
in law, by all that is energetic in rclig
icn, by all that is dear to our altars
and our fresides, that this country
shall not become un-American.
Let us to-day proclaim to the world
that he is an American, whether ma
tive-born Or foreign born, who accepts
seven great ideas which shall differen
tiate him from all other peoples on the
face of the globe am bound to say
and you will agree with me, that il
proportion there are as many intelli
gent foreigners (that is, foreign-born
) in this congregation, in our city and il
our country, who are in full accort
). with this utterance as there are Of thos
I to the manor born. In other words
: could 1 call the roll, would find a
9 many intelligent foreigners who cam
u here not for selfshness, but for libert,
!. and for Americas sake, who would b
u in accord with me in declaring tina
L America is for the Typical Americ car
Applause.
speak without predjudiee; | kno1
l. that there are those here of foreig
% birth who are ornaments in every d.
q partment of society. They ministe
l. to the sick as learned physicians. The
q plead in all our courts of justice. The
i are the eloquent exponents of divin
9 truth. They are in the halls Of legisli
Ie tation. They beautify private life i
u all the immunities and refinement
d thereof. They have added to til
g wealth of the nation But while
3 make this concession, and l do
D cheerfullv and proudly, yet mus
" affirm that there are three classes {
= Americans: the native-born, the foreig
u born and the typical American, II
u native American has the advantage {
Sc birth, out of which flows one supren
~ advantage-he may be the Presider
IN of the United States. This is wis
I provision, as nativity is prima,
IS source of patriotism, and time is necse
n !, sary to appreciation. But the nati'
'e may be a worthless citizen. L
le should be The typical American, b'
o. he has too often failed to be, tt
"a Tweeds, the Wards, their like, are I
p honor whatever to the native stoc
II, Some of the worst scoundrels wi
al have scandalized our nation have bee
y born to the soil
. Continued Ne1t Week.